What Value can Social Media Knowledge Have for Children?
There are 3.5 billion social media users worldwide, according to THE GLOBAL DIGITAL REPORT 2023, indicating the extent to which social media has infiltrated every area of life - from social interaction to shopping, and even learning. In the same way that consumers are turning to influencers to make purchasing decisions, they are also turning to other social media users for learning purposes. LinkedIn, for instance, is an excellent source of industry-specific reports and information, and virtually all social media channels - including Facebook and Twitter - can be used to share links to blogs, vlogs, and other sources of information. For many educators, social media is a worthy subject worthy of inclusion both as a core subject and as one meritorious of private tutoring classes. These are just a few reasons why social media (and social media marketing) can help both school-aged kids and adults achieve key goals regardless of their area of specialisation.
Social Media Offers Valuable Learning Tools
Learning has become more collaborative than ever, with the Internet of things breaking geographical and other barriers. Specific sites such as Wikispaces Classroom, for instance, permit students to work together in private social networks, and to access vital information and communication tools. Other sites that students and teachers can use to work together include Blackboard, Edmodo, and of course, Skype - which can be used to contact educators and anyone doing something interesting that students can learn from.
Social Media Marketing can Help Students Achieve Future Business Success
Whether students end up becoming entrepreneurs, publishers, or artists, their chances of business success will, to a great degree, depend on their ability to leverage the power of their social media channels. These days, business success doesn't solely depend on putting out a good product or offering top service. It also depends on a businesses' ability to obtain A healthy following on youtube, Instagram, and other popular channels. In this day and age, entrepreneurs and their marketing teams need to be savvy about a plethora of subjects such as influencer marketing, savvy content creation, and dealing with feedback/customer complaints on social media.
Social Media can be a Weapon
Students can benefit greatly from learning how to use social media to full avail while STAYING SAFE FROM HACKERS, scammers, and of course, cyberbullies. Learning social media etiquette and safety can benefit students in another way: by teaching them about the permanence of the written word. As reported by Wired's Paris Martineau, over five million people have relied on services like TweetDelete or Tweet Archive Eraser to erase posts that could potentially paint them in a poor light. However, one part of their activity remains forever: their 'likes'. It is vital for users to learn the ins and outs of different social media - which allow them to erase messages, for instance, and which archive information and potentially provide information to third parties.
Given the fact that social media is here to stay and is only set to grow to even more epic proportions, it is logical that its correct use should be part and parcel of students' education. Savvy social media use can help students market their businesses in the future, but also protect them and their family from those who seek to use their private information for profit OR FOR ILLICIT PURPOSES. Social media is also a vital learning tool, and with so many sites and apps dedicated to this purpose, classes and tutorials can opening many avenues that students may find hard to negotiate on their own.